Heating apparatus



H. C. WEISHAMPEL.

HEATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1915' 1,373,1 10. Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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w %z; BY TTOR R. C. WEISHAMPEL.

HEATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILEDJULY I, 1915.

' 1,373, 1 10. Patented Mar. 29, 1921.v

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- FIGS ORNE ROBERT CHESTER WEISHAMPEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

HEATING APPARA'IUS.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, Ronun'r CHESTER WEIS- HAMPEL, a citizenof the United States, residing at NewYork city, borough. of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Ii'nprovements in Heating Apparatus, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying sheetof drawings, is a full, clear, and concise description thereof.

The present invention is directed generally to improvements in heating devices and more especially to that class of heat devices com monly known as steam radiators for use in heating the interior of and the like.

The object of the present invention is tog provide a steam radiator which may be of a portable or stationary type, economically constructed and adapted to operate with gas, oil or other suitable fuel.

A further object of my present invention is to provide a radiator directed to the attainment of the aforesaid objects, which will also generate steam and have its cooperating parts so arranged that complete combustion of the fuel will be effected and the heat emanating therefrom Wlll commlngle with and be rendered moist or humid by the steam generated in my improved radiator.

My invention further comprehends a structure of the aforesaid character, and em bodying the feature of construction specified, in which will be incorporated means for automatically shutting off the fuel supply if a radiator of the portable type should be accidentally upset, orupon the water from which the steam is generated reaching a dange'rous or low level, and also in the latter connection, where desired, in, lieu of shutting off the fuel supply to automatically admit water to the radiator in such quantities as may be determined for effective operation.

My invention is further directed to a dc vice designed to carryout the recited objects in an economical and efficient manner, wherein the circulation of the water within the radiator is so controlled and regulated that steam may be created in a comparatively short period of time.

Specification of Letters Patent.

buildings, vehicles nected the burner 11.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Application filed July 1, 1915 Serial No. 37.450.

Other objects and advantages of my in vention will become manifest as the description proceeds andI would have it distinctly understood that I do not limit myself to the spec fic showing herein set forth or to the part cular objects or functions recited,.reserving unto myself the full range of equivalents and the various uses to which I am entitledwithin the spirit of my invention in its broadest aspect.

I shall now proceed to describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and then point" out particularity the essential elements of novelty therein, in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, in which I have shown with more certain embodiments of my lnvention to render a clear and comprehensive understanding thereof, a

Figure 1 is a view in perspective partly broken away to illustrate one form of my invention, which is a radiatori operated by gas fuel. design for interior purposes.

Fig. 2 is a detail of the damper employed in. the structure shown in Fig. 1. l l a Fig, 3 bodied in fuel is ignited by an electric spark and the water admitted to the tank automatically. Referring now to the drawings in detail, in which like characters of reference are employed to designate similar parts throughout the several views, 7 indicates the outer casing, which may be made in any desirable configuration of sheet or other suitable metal. This casingor tank may be of any size commensurate with the requirements to which the particular device is to be adapted and forms the water tank, being supported upon the base 8, which is apertured at 9 to receive the pipe 10 extending upwardly therethrough to the end of which is con- It will be noted that by suitable connections the pipe lOpreferably extends upwardly along the exterior of one side of the casing 7 through the apertrue 12 in the closure 13, the upper end of this pipe being provided with the controlling valve 14, the operationand function of which will be hereinafter more fully ex plained.

.the combustion chamber or pass through the aperture 9 and drip on to the surface supporting the radiator.

lt will benoted that the combustion chambe'r15 :in effect divides the tank into two sections of equal size, viz, A and B, the water in section A being forced through the pipe 16 passing through the combustion chamloer in proximity tothe burner 11, and discharging-from the outlet 17 into the 860131011.

B. ,Furthermore, effective circulation and rapid heating of the water is insured by reason of the fact that thQBXtBllOl ofthe combustion chamber of a slightly lesser transverse dimension, asshown at 15, than the interior width of th'e tank 7, thus forming a narrow passageway 1301361111117 the water to completely surround and circulate about thecombustion chamber. In assembling my structure-with particular reference to the embodiment shown in'Fig. 1', the upper end or mouth of the combustion chamber is drawn against and rigidly secured to the .wall of the tank? by means of the rivets or the like 18, the opposite side of the mouth of the combustionchamber being suitably V connected to the opposite wall of the tank to provide an elongated aperture or vent 19 the purpose of which will be hereinafter described i 1 v p By'the' construction thus far described, it will be obvious that when my improved radiator is inoperation, the flame or fire from the burner- 11 will surround the adjacent portion of the'pipe. 1-6 and impinge against.

thebaiiie plates 21 located within the combustion' chamber 15 intermediate of the base or. mouth thereof and be deflected thereby, so that any remaining products of combustion willimpinge against the oppositelypositioned and angularly directed baflie plates 20, preferably formed integralwith theiclosure or top 13 and insure complete utilization of all of the heat units. The

walls of the combustion chamber 15 become heated from the heat generated by the burner 11 and thisheat is transmitted to the waterand to the walls of the tank, and

radiated therefrom to the atmosphere, the -wate r circulating from the tank section A through"v the pipe/16 to the tank section 13 and'a round thecombustion chamber in the aforesaidmanner.

' It will be noted that the tank aspreviously stated is-divided into two sections A and B by the disposition of the combustion chamber 15 therein, the pipe 16 crossing said chamber longitudinally and communieating with each of the tank sections, the end of the pipe 16 indicated at 17 in the tank section A being located below the water level, while the portion of the pipe located in the tank section B extends up war lly therein and terminates above the water level as shown at 1'? in Fig. 1. By this arrangement, it will be manifest that the portion of the pipe 16 within the combustion chamber 15 will always contain water when my device is in operative condition, this water being converted into vapor or steam by the heat generated by the burner 11 located in proximity thereto. this steam or vapor traversing the pipe 16 in the direction of the tank section B and being condensed on its contact with the atmosphere within said section as it makes its exit from the pipe at 17 Of course, it is obvious that by conduction from the heating of the wall of the combustion chamber that the body of the water within the tank would eventually reach the boiling point. This, however, would require a considerable amount immediately by reason of the fact that steam is created practically instantly within the pipe 16. This pipe may be said to be a heat distributing element which cooperates with the heat radiated by the walls of the combustion chamber to produce a boiling temperature within the water tank in from two to four minutes by reason of the fact that the hot water and steam expelled therefrom being under pressure affects the entire area of the surface of the water to a like degree. Whereas, by depending solely upon conduction, as in the ordinary methods of heating, it would probably require from'fifteen to twenty minutes or more to heat the body of water within the device. It is evident that the products of combustion will issue from the mouth of the chamber 15, )ast the upper set of battle plates 20, while the steam generated within the tank will escape from the elongated opening or vent 19 and be deflected across the mouth of the combustion chamber by the deflector or hoodQQ the steam commingling with the products of combustion and producing a moist or humid atn'iospherc within the room or other place wherein my invention is used. lhe reference character 23 indicatcs a removablc closure for the filler spout, through which water may be conveyed to the tank 7.

As the steam is generated and the water level within the tank becomes low, in order to guard against accidents by reason of the tank becoming dry, I provide a float 24 llO connected by the 1 chain 25 throughrtheme 'um of a wirei26 to the rod or lever 27,

means 28. To further increase the degree of safety in the employment of the portable embodiment of my invention, I provide a spring 27 connected to the rod or lever 27 and the closure 13, as shown in Fig. 1, which will operate to actuate the lever 27 and close the valve should the apparatus be accidentally upset, the float 24 in such circumstances invariably shifting its position so that the chain 25 becomes slack and permits the spring to function. Under normal conditions the weight 28 fastened to the chain 28, renders the spring 27 inoperative, but it is obvious that upon the radiator being upset the power of the weight, which is just sufiicient to accomplish the result mentioned and not interfere with the normal operationof the float control, will be ne atived.

f lhe closure 13 is preferably of the configuration shown and may be permanently secured to the-tank 7 in such a manner that a slot 22 will be provided to the rear of the steam vent 19 to permit of the insertion of the apron 22 of the hood or deflector 22, the latter being firmly supported in this manner. The burner 11 is preferably of an well known Bunsen ty e and in order to a mit suflicient oxygen t ereto to render it effective under various conditions of use, I have found it expedient to provide a dam er 29, such as shown in deta1l in F ig. 2, t is damper being positioned in the side wall of the tank or casing 7 opposite the head of the burner.

In the embodiment of mfy invention shown in Fig. 3, the principle 0 operation is substantially the same as that described with reference to Fig. 1, with the exception that the radiator is of the so-called stationary type, ignition of the fuel being eflectedby an electric spark from the plugs 30, wired to a suitable source of supply, the circuit being established through the wires 31 and 32 by the operation. of the switch 33. F urthermore, in this particular embodiment of my invention the water is automatically admittcd to the tank through the supply pipe 34, the nozzle thereof extending downwardly through the closure or top 13 of the radiator and being provided with a valve 35, which is normally held on its seat by the spring 36. When the water level falls below normal, the valve 35 isopened by the settling of the float 37 which exerts a downward pull on the chain 38 against the tension of the spring 36; As soon as the water level valve may be manually opened by means of the pull chain or other.

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returns to normal, it is manifest that the raising of the float will permit the spring 36 to function and return thevalve 25 to its seatshutting off the water supply.

As generally known, the ideal and healthful contains a certain percentage of moisture and the objection heretofore made to gas and similar fuel heaters has been that they radiated an absolutely dry heat which in many instances seriously affected the mucuous membrane of the occupants of the room in which the heater was used, causing diseases of the head and throat. These present forms of heaters are also objectionable owing to the incomplete combustion which makes an unpleasant odor about the premises, where they are employed. My invention it is manifest overcomes all of these objectionable features of the present day heater by reason of the steam commingling with the products of combustion which not only provide the desirable moisture or humid atmosphere, but eliminates an possible objectionable odor by the filtration of the products of combustion through the steam. Furthermore, by reason of its construction, it may be readily adapted for use with artificial or natural gas, or oil fuel.

It is, of course, obvious that the relative heated atmosphere is one which water tank and the proportions thereof may be varied to suit different requirements of use or design and that the details of structure and arrangement of the cooperating elements may be changed without departing from the s lrit and S00 e of my invention.

Having t us describe my invention what claim as new herein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A radiator for heating a room or the like, comprising a water containing tank, a combustion chamber located therein intermediatelly of the ends thereof said tan into two relatively large sections, the front and rear Walls of said chamber being s aced from the adjacent walls of said tan to form a relatively narrow passageway and permit free circulation of the water about said chamber, a pipe passing through said chamber, one end thereof being positioned below the water level in one tan section and the other end being above the water level in the other tank section, and means located in said for heating a portion of said pipe therein, whereby a forced circulation of the water is set up through said pipe and from one tank section to the other.

2. A radiator for heating a room or the rising a water tank, a combustion chain er open at the top located therein and dividing the tank into two sections, a relatively narrow passageway. being provided between the front and rear walls of combustion chamber and dividing said chamber and the adjacent walls of said tank to permit free circulation of the Water about said chambeu'apipe passing through said chamber and communicating with each of said'tank sections, means for heating said combustion chamber and a portion of saidpipe therein to produce circulation of the water through said pipe and within said tank'and a steam Vent in said tank in proximity to the top of said chamber whereby the products of combustion issuing therefrom and the steam will connningle to providea moist heated atmosphere.

ROBERT CHESTER WEISHAMPEL. 

